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The Whole Truth – and Nothing but
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to Congress on January 24 in Washington. (Photo: Brendan Hoffman / The New York Times) The criterion, …
Different Anti-Poverty Programs, Same Single-Mother Poverty: Fifteen Years of Welfare Reform
Four years into a period of deep recession and persistent economic crisis, only now has the p-word—poverty—finally surfaced. The Census Bureau’s September 13 announcement that the U.S. poverty rate …
Komen Foundation: Selling Us for the Cure
(Photo: Melissa Gira Grant) It's not a shocking sight, but given what we now know about the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure, it should be. …
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Washington House Approves Gay-Marriage Bill; Governor’s Signature Awaits
A gay couple gets married in Washington, DC. Across the country, Washington State is one step closer to legalizing gay marriage. (Photo: M.V. Jantzen / Flickr) Washington …
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Breakthrough on Austerity Clears Way for Greek Deal
Athens - After days of dramatic talks, Greek political leaders reached a deal on Thursday to support a package of harsh austerity measures demanded by Greece’s financial backers in …
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White House: “Absolutely Firm,” But Willing to Talk, on Birth Control
Washington - The White House insisted Wednesday that the president's commitment to contraceptive access for women is “absolutely firm,” even as Republicans from Capitol Hill to the presidential campaign …
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Clint, Rick and the Limits of Pessimism
Washington - What do Rick Santorum and Clint Eastwood have in common? Sorry Rick, you haven't made it yet as an Eastwood-style make-my-day cultural icon. But in different ways, …
Picking Up the Pieces From Military Sexual Assault
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Nearly 90 percent of soldiers wounded in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq - some 35,000 - survived battle injuries, thanks to …
Activists and Anarchists Speak for Themselves at Occupy Oakland
January 28 was not supposed to turn out the way it did. After Occupy Oakland failed to occupy its first two targeted buildings and had a short-lived street battle …
Too Dumb to Live? Executing People With Intellectual Disabilities
(Image: JR / TO; Adapted: timtom.ch, _Cape Town Craig) William Jefferson Clinton, aka “Slick Willy,” hungered for the White House. But in the early months of 1992, …